'Tis Better to Give

A University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School study has proven that it really is better to give than to receive. The study found that subjects who spent money on others were happier than those who spent mostly on themselves. So the next time you need a boost of happiness buy a little gift for a friend. It is sure to make your friend pretty happy too!

I wholeheartedly agree with this; I give gifts for absolutely no reason at all at times – if I’ve found something someone will enjoy it becomes a gift at random. And as [very] silly as this is about to sound, I’m currently reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy (I’ve got a diehard of a boyfriend); and there’s mention as to how the hobbits, on their birthdays, give their guests gifts rather than the other way around. Isn’t that great?

What a fabulous day a friend would have if you presented them with a little Chanel box! I confess, I don’t enjoy getting gifts, but giving them is something else altogether. I love purchasing the perfect present, then wrapping it in gorgeous paper…oh, giving presents!

Lena – I’m the same way, I enjoy giving gifts way more than receiving them! I feel sort of bad about it, but I think it’s the picking out and the wrapping that I don’t get to do for my own gifts that makes giving them so much more fun!